Biographical Sketch of T. H. Hail, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO

>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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T. H. Hail, commercial job printer, was born in Pulaski County,
Kentucky, May 18, 1838.  His father, Micajah, and mother, Elizabeth,
nee Vaughan, were natives of Virginia.  T. H. spent his youthful 
days in farming, receiving the benefits of the common schools.  In
his fifteenth year he entered the Somerset Gazette office, where he
received his primary knowledge of the printing business.  He event-
ually came to Muscatine, Iowa, worked at his trade about a year and
then came to Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, and became the editor
and publisher of the Democrat, which he published until 1861.  The 
strong prejudices which were existing at that time in this section
culminated, and Mr. Hail found his sanctum, one morning, minus the
requisite paraphernalia for operating a first-class newspaper.  After
this serious loss he tendered his services to the Confederate Army
and fought for the cause he advocated with his pen.  After returning
from the army he went into the employ of the St. Joseph Herald.  He
spent one year in Montana, and after returning became foreman of the
Herald, which position he held until he engaged in the job printing
business.  In 1868, he was one of the members of a new job printing
company, which is now the Steam Printing Company, and afterwards was
associated with C. P. Kingsbury in the book and job printing business.
During A. Beattie's administration as Mayor, Mr. Hail was President
of the City Council, and to him the city is partly indebted for cheap
gas, for through his instrumentality the second gas company secured
the privilege of laying pipe.

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